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Aluminium production at an Alcoa plant

Alcoa says Trump’s tariffs added $115m in aluminum costs

Updated 15 minutes ago

Alcoa Corp, the largest US aluminum producer, said tariffs on imports from Canada cost it $115-million in the second quarter, showing how US President Donald Trump’s trade agenda has affected the... 


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Aura Minerals shares mixed in US debut after oversubscribed deal

Updated 19 minutes ago

Aura Minerals' shares were little changed from the offer price in a US trading debut, after the gold and copper miner raised $196-million in a listing in New York. The company’s shares traded at... 


Ruthenium crystal

Ultra-rare metal rides AI boom as commodities star performer

Updated 22 minutes ago

Thanks to the boom in artificial intelligence, an ultra-rare element you’ve probably never heard of is one of this year’s best-performing raw materials. Ruthenium, a silvery gray mineral, has... 


Iron-ore stockpiles

Iron-ore hits two-month high as China policy hopes buoy demand

Updated 25 minutes ago

Iron-ore climbed to a two-month high, with traders encouraged by China’s pledge to reduce excess competition and outdated capacity, despite the steel market’s weakening demand outlook. The bulk... 


US Federal Reserve chairperson Jerome Powell

Gold steadies as investors weigh outlook for Trump-Powell saga

Updated 28 minutes ago

Gold steadied after a volatile session on Wednesday as traders assessed the outlook for Jerome Powell’s tenure as Federal Reserve chair after more speculation that President Donald Trump may ax... 


Copper sheets produced at Konkola Copper Mines

Vedanta’s Zambia copper unit will revamp smelter to boost output

Updated 6 hours ago

Vedanta Resources’ Zambian copper mining unit plans to refurbish its smelter as part of efforts to ramp up production from operations the company recovered last year. The plant will undergo “a full... 


Citigroup backs silver to soar just as gold’s rally loses steam

Citigroup backs silver to soar just as gold’s rally loses steam

16th July 2025

Silver will extend a rally beyond $40 an ounce in the coming months on tightening physical supplies and growing investment demand, according to Citigroup Inc., which reiterated a more cautious... 


A gold bar being poured

Ghana moves to hedge gold price to preserve build-up of reserves

16th July 2025

Ghana is working on a programme to hedge the price of gold exports as it seeks to shield earnings that have bolstered the central bank’s foreign reserves from future volatility, Governor of the... 


The Hemlo gold mine

Barrick weighs sale of gold mine to Discovery Silver

16th July 2025

Barrick Mining Corp is in advanced talks to sell its last Canadian gold mine to Discovery Silver Corp, according to people familiar with the matter, as the firms seek to capitalize on the soaring... 


China’s lithium giants tumble after first-half profit warnings

15th July 2025

Shares in China’s lithium producers fell sharply on Tuesday after two of the largest miners warned that battery-metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year. Tianqi Lithium... 


Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago

Tariffs, China deflation cloud South Africa CPI, Kganyago says

15th July 2025

South African central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago flagged that dollar depreciation because of US tariffs and deflation in China are clouding the outlook for inflation locally ahead of a... 


Indonesia looking at levy on coal exports

Indonesia looking at levy on coal exports

15th July 2025

Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media reports that cited a government minister. The... 


CMOC boosts cobalt production despite Congo export ban

14th July 2025

China’s CMOC Group produced more cobalt at its two mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first half of this year, despite the African nation’s ban on exports. The world’s largest... 


G20 logo

South Africa aims to forge G20 accord despite ongoing US enmity

14th July 2025

South Africa expressed confidence that it can get finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 nations to agree on a communique for the first time since it assumed the... 


Rough diamonds

Zimbabwe’s top diamond miner cuts 400 jobs as prices slump

14th July 2025

Zimbabwe’s biggest diamond miner is cutting 400 jobs, weighed down by a global downturn in the market for natural gems, a company representative said by phone. State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated... 


Mercuria and Zambia to ship first copper under new partnership

14th July 2025

Mercuria Energy Group and a Zambian State-owned company are set to ship their first copper under a new trading partnership after obtaining a government waiver to export a semi-processed form of the... 


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

G20 agenda eclipsed as Bessent skips South Africa meeting again

14th July 2025

For the second time this year, the world’s most powerful finance ministers gather in South Africa without the presence of the US Treasury Secretary. Scott Bessent will skip the Group of 20 again... 


Kennecott in Utah

Rio Tinto wants to invest more in US copper under Trump tariffs

14th July 2025

Rio Tinto says it has a “strong desire” to invest in US copper mining following President Donald Trump’s plans to levy imports of the critical metal. “There is increasing recognition by the US... 


Mallian military ruler Assimi Goita

Mali seizes Barrick’s gold as junta leader claims endless rule

14th July 2025

Mali’s government seized more than a ton of gold from Barrick Mining, days after the West African nation’s junta leader signed a law granting himself a mandate renewable forever. State helicopters... 


Standard Bank

Tariff turmoil masks South Africa’s recovery, Standard Bank says

11th July 2025

The chaos wrought by a recent wave of US tariff actions may be obscuring early signs of recovery in South Africa’s economy, Standard Bank Group said. The recent downward revisions to the country’s... 


US President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on refined copper.

US copper buyers seen paying a high price for Trump’s tariff

11th July 2025

US buyers of copper will pay a high price if President Donald Trump pushes ahead with a 50% tariff on refined metal as opposed to copper products such as wiring, according to officials in Chile.... 


Philippine miner sees surge in nickel shipments to Indonesia

Philippine miner sees surge in nickel shipments to Indonesia

11th July 2025

Nickel ore shipments to Indonesia from the Philippines are expected to surge this year to meet demand from Chinese-owned refineries affected by Jakarta’s curbs on domestic production, according to... 


A map showing the location of Total's LNG project in Mozambiqe

Mozambique’s $57bn of LNG projects get reboot despite risk

11th July 2025

Four years after terrorist attacks halted a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, momentum behind $57-billion in facilities that will export the fuel is picking up. TotalEnergies SE... 


Ecuador court to decide on fee that mining industry says imperils drilling

11th July 2025

Ecuador’s government and its fledgling mining industry are heading into a legal battle over a controversial fee announced last month. The industry sees the measure as a tax that will stymie... 


Top CEOs want Canada to build a strategic minerals reserve for defence

Top CEOs want Canada to build a strategic minerals reserve for defence

10th July 2025

Canada should become a world leader in producing and processing raw materials for military equipment and defense systems, according to an influential business group. The Business Council of Canada... 


Chris Griffith

Vedanta Base Metals CEO Griffith quits amid debt, short-seller woes

10th July 2025

Vedanta Resources, the Indian mining conglomerate of billionaire Anil Agarwal that was targeted in a short-seller’s report, has lost the top executive of its base metals business, according to... 


African Central Banks weigh policy options amid Trump’s tariffs

10th July 2025

Key African economies are set to stake out different approaches to interest rates in the coming weeks as they gauge the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new tariff proposals and their domestic... 


Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1

Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1

10th July 2025

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from August 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and... 


Copper squeeze unravels with window closing to beat Trump tariff

9th July 2025

An acute copper supply squeeze is coming to an abrupt end as President Donald Trump’s plan to soon slap a 50% tariff on the metal narrows the window to profit from surging US prices. Key spreads on... 


US President Donald Trump

Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures

9th July 2025

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 


Legal scales

South Africa to tap private firms to revamp crumbling courts

9th July 2025

South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will heed advice from the finance minister and ask private companies to help revamp dilapidated court buildings due to budget... 


Poverty

South Africa’s low growth leaves citizens poorer than global average, Investec says

9th July 2025

South Africa’s anaemic economic growth since 2010 has left its population significantly poorer than the global average, according to Investec Wealth & Investment International. “You can see a... 


Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic sign $1.8bn deal for railway

9th July 2025

Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. have signed a $1.8-billion agreement that’ll allow the US mining company to rehabilitate and use the country’s railway infrastructure to transport iron ore from... 


Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at top copper miner Codelco

Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at top copper miner Codelco

9th July 2025

A recent mishap at a century-old copper smelter owned by Codelco is stoking debate over the pros and cons of shutting it down as a global smelting glut puts pressure on old, high-cost plants. Some... 


 The Lac des Iles mine

Impala Platinum to close Canada palladium mine

9th July 2025

Low palladium prices are forcing Impala Platinum Holdings to shut down its mine in Canada, putting 750 jobs at risk. The Lac des Iles mine is about 1 500 km northwest of Toronto. Impala Canada... 


Frank Giustra

Canadian mining magnate seeks US projects as Trump deregulates

9th July 2025

Canadian mining magnate Frank Giustra is scouring for projects in the US as President Donald Trump cuts red tape and the outlook for metals like copper and gold remains bright. Giustra — a key... 


Copper smelting

Trafigura prepays $200m to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper

8th July 2025

Trafigura Group agreed to pay $200-million for copper anodes from an Ivanhoe Mines smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo that’s due to start up in September. Trafigura signed the prepayment... 


Australian PM Anthony Albanese

Australia’s Albanese heads to China as Trump stresses alliance

8th July 2025

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to China from this weekend, seeking to strengthen ties with his country’s largest trading partner while its top security ally US aims to... 


A coal-fired power station

Banks plough billions into coal ‘as if Glasgow never happened’

8th July 2025

Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits.... 


Proceeds will be used to fund the cash component of the acquisition of the Serra Grande mine from AngloGold Ashanti.

Gold miner Aura Minerals seeks $210m US listing

8th July 2025

Aura Minerals is seeking to raise about $210-million in a US listing, as the gold and copper miner looks to expand its investor base. The company, which already trades on exchanges in Canada and... 


US warns of blackout risk from killing coal as Trump snubs renewables

US warns of blackout risk from killing coal as Trump snubs renewables

8th July 2025

Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report that blames the expected energy shortfall on the... 


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